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@daveo4EV I'm refreshing this thread so often you could probably get a restraining order.

Really interested in how your experience goes! Hoping it's amazing.
 
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Electric Macan EV [Trip Report] - I'm peddling as fast as I can to generate electrons… PEC ATL to Santa Cruz in a Macan EV Turbo? IMG_4129
 
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car butter - is that road salt or snow?

Electric Macan EV [Trip Report] - I'm peddling as fast as I can to generate electrons… PEC ATL to Santa Cruz in a Macan EV Turbo? IMG_4146
 
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ok - delivery is complete - we just finished our first 130'ish mile segment from Atlanta - car is magnificent - better tech, excellent, ride, comfy seats, awesome HUD, and plug&charge worked at EA - where we charged for 19 minutes for 36 kWh

more later, but so far this is an excellent EV - "better" than the Taycan in terms of progress on the tech front and overall "EV ness" - it lacks the "raw" energy of the Taycan and is less sporty - but it's easier to live with in my opinion - easy to get in/out - great cargo room - and a wonderfully designed front cock-pit

so far I'm very very favorably impressed!

this is a great Product from Porsche and a solid effort - I hope it does not get overshadowed by the overall EV environment - this would be a great car for anyone interested in a Macan and better than the gas version IMHO.
 
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Electric Macan EV [Trip Report] - I'm peddling as fast as I can to generate electrons… PEC ATL to Santa Cruz in a Macan EV Turbo? IMG_4182


Electric Macan EV [Trip Report] - I'm peddling as fast as I can to generate electrons… PEC ATL to Santa Cruz in a Macan EV Turbo? IMG_4185
 

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Possible I think we are as excited if not more than you. Can’t wait to hear about everything you learn. Thanks for taking the time.
 
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I'm also fully documenting the charging stops with all the data - I'll provide summary and analysis once I've had more time to digest and we have more stops under our belt.

today was super busy - and not over yet - we still need to get to our hotel tonight which is not a done deal yet…

tomorrow is a big driving day - 900'ish miles is the plan…we'll see how that goes.
 

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I'm also fully documenting the charging stops with all the data - I'll provide summary and analysis once I've had more time to digest and we have more stops under our belt.

today was super busy - and not over yet - we still need to get to our hotel tonight which is not a done deal yet…

tomorrow is a big driving day - 900'ish miles is the plan…we'll see how that goes.
Thanks for the updates! Fingers crossed for a smooth journey!
 
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good cup holders - center console is good - lots of storage - wireless phone charger works great and is a good cubby - PCM is pretty good - but has rebooted a few times - UI has been rearranged - it's mostly better - but some "odd" choices for various sub-menus for where they placed things.

my plug&charge is the old Porsche-charging subscription for my Taycan (which is expired now so just "bills" me a normal rate) - not sure how I'm going to get the Macan's 1 year free substituted in - but plug&charge is _WORKING_ so I'm going to leave it alone…cause it's pretty good to just plug in the cable and walk away…
 
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first "insight" the ambient lights in the Macan can be different colors - we all know this and it's a nice interior touch no doubt

but the real news is they are now "diagnostic" - the color and pulsing of hte lights in the interior now also communicate status…

I'm still learning but so far two things are kinda cool:
  • the ambient lights "pulse green" while the car is charging
  • the door "light bars" will change to "orange" to indicate a car in your blind spot - basically if the mirror lights for LCA are illuminated so are the front door ambient lights bars to indicate there is a car in your way
    • my initial impressions is that I find the door ambient lights bars better visually vs. the 3-dots in the outside mirrors…so far I'm calling this a "win"…
the car's menu's have so many tantalizing "feature" - but I'm yet playing with them because we're driving and trying to make distance…and I dont' want to mess with the car's menu's while my buddy is driving his segment!
 
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one thing I do _NOT_ like is the controls in the lower center consule for the AC/Heat - kudo's to Prosche for having real buttons and good tactile feedback - but for some of the "soft buttons" the whole "panel" moves up/down when you press the button - it works, it's ok, it provided haptic feedback, but it's not my favorite design/implementation choice - this i not a big problem in the grand scheme of things - but the car is not perfect!! 😝
 
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we did have to deploy the "work around" to get Plug&Charge working - factory reset the PCM - join the car to your Porsche ID account -make sure plug&charge is "enabled" in PCM for the vehicle - drive the car on some "public highway" - enter a charging destination into the navigation - and then log into the app and "install" the certificate…

once we did all that plug&charge claimed it was set up -and then 2-3 hours later we made our first stop and it "just worked" - joy!!
 
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I like the passenger screen - I know there are haters out there, and it's not worth the money - but I prefer it to what ever blank plastic dash piece would be there if I had not ordered it…

so far:
  • the off angle screen viewing is very effective - as a driver it looks 100% black to me - but is easy to read from passenger seat
  • it has "apps"
    • AppCenteris a "Tile" in the Passenger Screen
      • YouTube
      • accuWeather
      • EVMap
      • GoTraveler
      • Road Travel
      • Voice Select
      • shelly
      • Karaoke
      • Amazon Music
      • Audials
      • Dif Audiothek
      • iHeartRadio
      • LITT Live
      • Pocket Casts
      • RadioApp
      • RadioLine
      • Spotify
      • TuneIn Radio
      • ZDFhuete - Nachrichten
      • Vivaldi Browser
      • BB Racing 2
      • Crossy Chicken
      • Cut the Rope
      • Farm Factory
      • Formula Rush
      • Grand Prix Champ
      • Kinddom Wars
      • Pool Soccer
      • Rally Champ
      • Slopey
      • ToonGoggles
      • the Weather Channel
      • WetterOnline (not a good name - are you thinking what I'm thinking?)
I'm looking forwars to playing with the passenger screen the new few days…
 
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2500 mile road trip - say your going from Atlanta to Santa Cruz

OMG - the passenger screen has the Weather Channel App

and low and behold - the Weather Channel app has the Weather Channel "radar" map - centered on your current location - so you can see the weather on your route from the comfort of your 14-way massage seats

so far - tooo cool. great for planning your route and knowing what you're getting yourself into…

between now and tuesday I think this will be useful.
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